metatext

The engine of Dhalgren's metatext is expectation and habit.

Difficult Dhalgren 2010

It was even closer to Watchmen than I thought it would be, keeping some attempts at metatext in the scenes with Dr. Manhattan.

Finally–Sarah’s Watchmen Review 2009

It's kind of different in tone and architecture from all the other Promethean Age fiction, because the metatext on this one is fandom and media culture, where everything is revisionist and all stories are true.

'til you find you're back in vegas with a handle in your hand-- matociquala 2007

Or is it that the meaning is there -- because after all, every author puts meaning into their books whether they intend to or not, if not in the form of an implicit metatext then at least in the form of an implicit subtext -- but you know, well, you're not really meant to go digging too deep into the book for that meaning.

Archive 2005-07-01 Hal Duncan 2005

Or is it that the meaning is there -- because after all, every author puts meaning into their books whether they intend to or not, if not in the form of an implicit metatext then at least in the form of an implicit subtext -- but you know, well, you're not really meant to go digging too deep into the book for that meaning.

Duh, Tell Us About The Rabbits, George Hal Duncan 2005

As far as I can see, your “Court basically said” paragraph is personal speculation about secret metatext.

Two Points About Gitmo « Whatever 2006

I enjoyed Drilon's continiung exploration into metatext (though I'd like to know if he writes anything else apart from this mode or the similarly thought-out Germinator), but physically recoiled from Gabriella Lee's restatement of Neil Gaiman's Calliope (it is tragic to see something in an anthology about muse-al inspiration so uninspired).

notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003

I enjoyed Drilon's continiung exploration into metatext (though I'd like to know if he writes anything else apart from this mode or the similarly thought-out Germinator), but physically recoiled from Gabriella Lee's restatement of Neil Gaiman's Calliope (it is tragic to see something in an anthology about muse-al inspiration so uninspired).

Archive 2003-05-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003

Just steal a priceless metatext using time travel and extreme postmodern banter.

The Twisted Brain Wrong Of A One Man Mental 2004

Watchmen than I thought it would be, keeping some attempts at metatext in the scenes with Dr. Manhattan.

Blog@Newsarama 2009